Rocco brings back a dog toy to his owner, Anne Nicholson, of St. Paul, Minn., after jumping into the water during the DockDogs competition Thursday at the Central Wisconsin State Fair in Marshfield.

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When she received the signal, Callie broke into a sprint down a 40-foot runway at the Central Wisconsin State Fair and flew 17 feet, 9 inches, in the air, falling short of the 21-foot jump she made earlier in the day.

Callie is a world-class long jumper from Kewaskum. She also is a black Labrador retriever who has been jumping off docks since she was a puppy.

She was one of six dogs that participated Thursday afternoon in a preliminary round of the DockDogs Big Air competition at the fair. ...